Denis Lebedev

The bouts of professional boxer Denis Lebedev are spectacular and dynamic. The Russian completed the fights with a knockout more than 20 times, and managed to hit the strongman only twice. Denis won a scattering of victories with foreign rivals with the help of Kostya Tszyu, who was the athlete's coach.

Denis was born and raised in the city of Stary Oskol. Since childhood, I made friends with sports - I went to the gymnastics section, where I was among the first, showing excellent results. But one day the circle was closed, and his father, a former athlete, advised his son to take a closer look at boxing. The rings were not easy for the young man, for a long time he was inferior in sparring to his rivals, but did not give up, continuing to comprehend the skill of martial arts.

After graduating from school, Lebedev entered the army. He left to serve in CSKA, where he trained under the leadership of Vladimir Lavrov. In amateur competitions, the future champion has already demonstrated talent and the fruits of hard training. On account of Denis, a victory in the European Championship among juniors and a bronze medal at the Goodwill Games.

The early biography of the boxer is replete with vivid acquaintances. From childhood, Denis knew Fedor Emelianenko, and in the army he met his future rival Alexander Alekseev.

Denis Lebedev came to professional boxing in 2001. His sports career developed rapidly - in just three years, the boxer won 13 victories, becoming the champion of Russia. Having supported the title for the second time, Denis suddenly disappeared from the arena. Later he told reporters that the battles did not bring the desired income, but it was necessary to support the family, which had grown significantly. The man went to the private security, accompanied the transportation of expensive goods, served as a bodyguard for VIPs. I managed to work in Kiev and Yalta.

In 2008, fans enthusiastically accepted the news of Lebedev's return to sports. And the young man did not disappoint. The year 2009 was especially successful - Denis knocked out the world champion from Cuba Enzo Maccarinelli in the ring and put the title of intercontinental champion in his personal piggy bank.

Duel after duel was followed by victories, including a fight with army friend Alexander Alekseev. This victory gave Lebedev the right to fight Marko Hook. The fight turned out to be bright and ambiguous: although the opponent defended the title, not all the judges and spectators agreed with the verdict.

2011 was marked for Denis Lebedev by a meeting with boxing star Roy Jones. The ring turned out to be difficult, while the referees stopped the fight late. Already a middle-aged professional (at that time Roy was 42), the Russian sent him to a deep knockout, the doctors could not bring the American to his senses for 10 minutes. In an interview, Jones said that he forgives Lebedev for the last decisive blow.

In the late autumn of the same year, fans rejoiced - Denis won the interim WBA title by fighting James Toney. The beautiful fight ended in an unconditional victory for the Russian. Once again, Lebedev convinced him of the skill of fighting, fighting Santander Silgado. A worthy opponent from Colombia, who did not know a single defeat, collapsed in a knockout from Denis's punches.

The Russian athlete has an intriguing relationship with the Panamanian boxer, world champion Guillermo Jones. The date of the fight was postponed several times, in the end he completely refused to participate, for which he lost the champion title - the title went to Lebedev without a fight. But still, on May 17, 2013, the men met in the ring.

Boxing fans were looking forward to this event, predicting victory for the Russian. However, Guillermo's stamina delighted the audience, the Panamanian left Denis exhausted, with a hematoma in his eye, and the fight was stopped. But in the same fall, Lebedev was returned the title of champion, taking him away from Jones for doping. And later the May fight was decided to be declared invalid.

Then a series of honest victories followed. Denis Lebedev knocked out Polish wrestler Pavel Kolodzey, knocked down Frenchman Jouri Kalenga and Nigerian Latif Kayode, and in 2016 he won a fight with Argentinean Victor Emilio Ramirez, thereby uniting the champion belts.

Denis had to defend the champion's title, having met with the undefeated compatriot Murat Gassiev. A spectacular fight took place in early December 2016 in the capital of Russia. Denis Lebedev was knocked down for the second time in his life, as a result, the athlete said goodbye to the IBF champion belt.

Denis took place both as a boxer and as a family man. While still in high school, the athlete met his future wife Anna. The woman went through all the difficulties of life with her husband, remaining the main support and reliable support. The wife is fond of music, but she also learned to understand boxing, knows all the rules of fighting.

Lebedev has three daughters, and the man also pays attention to his nephew Danil, whose father (the boxer's brother) passed away early. The athlete admits that since childhood he dreamed of a big family, having a great example before his eyes - his father Alexander Lebedev is the 12th child of his parents. Denis admits that he would hardly dare to have such a number of children, but he will not give up 5-6 heirs.

Denis lives with his family in the city of Chekhov in the Moscow region, maintains a page on Instagram, where he shares photos and videos from his sports and personal life with fans.

2017 brought another victory to Lebedev. In early July, the athlete reconfirmed his WBA (Super) title in the first heavyweight division. In the ring, the Russian met with the Australian Mark Flanagan, who is famous for 22 victories, while losing only four times. Denis knocked his opponent down, and a day later he received congratulations on the defense of the title from Vladimir Putin himself.

The boxer then promised the fans that he would still enter the ring, without going into details of plans for the future. However, on February 1, 2018, Denis Lebedev was stripped of the super champion title by the decision of the World Boxing Association. The Russian received the status of "champion on vacation", and the belt passed to boxer from Cuba Junier Dorticos, who lost it in a fight with Murat Gassiev. Denis said that later he will definitely meet with the winner of the WBSS and will try to regain the lost title.

1998 - Bronze medal at the Goodwill Games 2001 - Russian Champion title 2004 - Vacant Russian Champion title 2009 - Vacant WBO Intercontinental Champion title 2001 - 2017 - 8 defenses of the WBA World Super Champion title 2011 - Interim WBA World Champion title

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